coming upstrong is a blog started by 18 year old yuli sato that interviews fresh faces in the photography world. i have really been enjoying reading about the young talent there is out there. i am often quite shocked at how good they are at such a young age. yuli's fun questions along with lots of beautiful photos always keeps me coming back to read more.
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August 2009
August 31, 2009
photo of the day: refresco
.by girlhula on flickr.
photographer spotlight: steph
today i have a very special guest to share with you. she is the editor of light leaks magazine and an amazing photographer with a deep love for film.
please let me introduce you to:
1.) what draws you to photography?
Oh gosh. I could go on for pages here. I'm in love with just about everything there is to photography. From the heft of my K1000 to my barely-there, it'll-break-if-I-drop-it Banner; the click (or thunk) of the shutter to the sound of an ejecting Polaroid; the smell of developer chemicals to the stink of Polaroid goo; the mad rush to the photo lab to pick up newly developed rolls to the slow hours spent scanning negatives... I love talking about photography and cameras, although I'm not a huge fan of talking about my own work. I love spending time documenting subjects and moments that others would never notice. But most of all, I love that my grandpa loved photography. I love that my grandma gave me his cameras, his film, his Polaroids. I love that his hobby is alive and well in me.
2.) do you prefer digital or film? why?
I'm a film girl wholeheartedly because that's what I learned with, fell in love with, and just feel right about. I'm a sucker for square format and I can't inherently get that with digital, and cropping just seems unnatural to me. I have to use a digital SLR at work (I'm a photographer at www.backcountry.com and seasonally for the US Forest Service) and I feel like I'm using my DSLR like someone working in an office uses a stapler or a copy machine. Digital feels like a boring piece of office equipment rather than a worn-in and well-loved tool of my trade.
3.) what is your favorite camera to shoot with?
I'm never good at answering this question because I've got too many favorites. I've most recently fallen head over heels for my Banner Diana clone. It's perfectly soft and blurry, leaks light at the most opportune times despite the gobs of gaffers tape on the outside, and vignettes ever so nicely. It was such a nice change from all the super-sharp digital images I've made out in the field for the Forest Service this summer. I had never been a fan of overly blurred images, but this little Banner changed my mind the second I saw my first roll. My all-time favorite though is my Polaroid SLR 680, a "Sold as-is, worked the last time my dad used it in the 80's." lucky eBay find. I took a chance and -- I hope I'm not tempting fate here -- she hasn't let me down since.
August 29, 2009
photo of the day
.by nessakphotography.com on flickr.
August 28, 2009
postal press shop now open!
the lovely alyson from unruly things has just opened up her new online shop postal press! she has beautifully designed letter press stationary, journals, notebooks, art prints, and packaging supplies. she even offers custom invitations.
i just adore her work and i know you will too!
August 27, 2009
photo of the day: untitled
.by mooninsean on flickr.
August 26, 2009
photo of the day: untitled
.by mackenzie ashton on flickr.
